A blog and review on all things Sherry. It is about tasting, enjoyment and learning more about the World’s Finest Wine. "Sherry is a thoroughbred" as Javier Hidalgo rightly puts it. Included are the amazing local Brandies and the remarkably good table wines also produced in the province of Cádiz.

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Thursday, 12 May 2016

12.5.16 Top Ten Myths about Sherry; Camarón’s House Open to the Public

The influential UK trade
magazine Drinks Business has published an excellent article on Sherry. It is keen on “Top Tens”, but this
one is really interesting and all Sherry fans should show it to friends and
relations who are doubtful about our favourite wine. Here is a link: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2016/05/top-10-myths-about-sherry/

The house where the
famous Flamenco Singer Camarón de la Isla was born has now opened as a museum. Born in 1950 he grew
up in this family home at Calle Carmen, 29 in San Fernando, Cádiz, dreaming of
being a bullfighter, but it was his voice which brought him fame. His
recordings with guitarist Paco de Lucía are legendary, but he died in 1992 aged
only 41, and there followed one of the biggest funerals in Spanish history. A
pilot opening of his house during Semana Santa saw well over 1,300 visitors. Listen to him with a glass of Sherry and you will find yourself in Andalucia.

About Me

Sherry has been in my blood since infancy. My father was born in Cádiz, where his family lived till the outbreak of the Spanish Civil war, when they left Spain for Scotland. They were stuck there during World War II and so I was born in Edinburgh but we always spent holidays in Andalucía where I instantly felt at home, being a regular visitor until I moved here in 2002. I am the 4th generation of my family to live in Spain.
Andalucía is a fascinating and very special place. Its culture is ancient and its people are wonderful. If you think about it, all that is regarded as “typically Spanish” is actually from Andalucía.
Over forty years in the wine trade have taught me much about the wines of the world, and above all what a unique treasure we have in Sherry. I hope that with this blog a useful and accessible resource will develop which will enhance the pleasure and knowledge of Sherry lovers everywhere.